Hagstrom Viking Deluxe

[Spudman***]

Brokering the Viking deal for my good friend Sunvalleylaw opened some conversation with the owner of the business and I casually asked if he had any guitars that were in less than stellar shape and he mentioned he had a Viking Deluxe that he wasn't going to pay to have his techs put together because it would cost too much. He asked if I was able to do tech work and would I be interested in a guitar that needed some time put into it and he'd be sure to provide all the pieces.

True to his word the Deluxe showed up with all the necessary pieces today exactly as he described it. The price for the guitar reflected what it would take a professional tech to put a mildly blemished (on the back) guitar back together and set up. I think it was a fair deal. Now I got me some work to do.

Oh, and it will end up being called a "Swede" because he didn't have a Viking truss rod cover. Way cool! :
Something is wrong with photobucket so the pictures will show up later.

[just strum]

I'm sure it was a good deal. So you are going to post another Viking and raise the level of GAS in here? I really like that guitar of SVL's and don't need any more temptation.

Oh what the hell, bring on the pics!!!

BTW, photobucket is back up - slow, but up.

[sunvalleylaw]

Oh sure, it shows up AFTER I leave. LOL! Post some more pics of the fretboard and headstock so we can see the eye candy. Those first few fret markers look nice. Yours has the "S" holes rather than the "F" holes like mine as well I see. That goes with the Swede tag. Congrats, and I am glad that Tim continues to be true to his word as he was with me.

[Spudman***]

[Katastrophe]

If DVM, M29, Bloozcat, Tung and others aren't drooling right now, something is wrong with the universe.

That buy is a modder's dream. I dig the Grover Imperial tuners, too. Classy.

That guitar is gonna look way cool after you get 'er done, Spuds!

[Bloozcat]

If that Hagstrom has a neck like the fabled older ones did, that is going to be simply, a great find...

A little soldering...a little "ice" fishing.... and you're going to have one great guitar, Spud.

I'm not just drooling....I'm green with envy...

[Spudman***]

If that Hagstrom has a neck like the fabled older ones did, that is going to be simply, a great find...

A little soldering...a little "ice" fishing.... and you're going to have one great guitar, Spud.

I'm not just drooling....I'm green with envy...

Oh ya, the neck is a delight. The shape is perfect and the little extra snap that comes from this particular type of fingerboard is really awesome.

Tim Maurey has an Ebay store - Strings and Things Guitar Wholesale This is where Sunvalley Law and I got ours.

He's offering some blems for pretty decent prices. Mine has two tiny indentations on the back but the top and everywhere else is flawless.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HAGSTROM-VIKING-...d=p3286.c0.m14

[Brian Krashpad]

That looks great Spud!

I'd kill myself or someone else if I had to deal with wiring a semi though. Hell, I managed to break a 3-way switch I was trying to solder in, a couple days ago, and that guitar had an access cavity.

[Spudman***]

I'd kill myself or someone else if I had to deal with wiring a semi though. Hell, I managed to break a 3-way switch I was trying to solder in, a couple days ago, and that guitar had an access cavity.

I hear ya. I try to stay away from sugar before working on it...but you probably know how that goes. Sugar is just so...yummy.

[duhvoodooman***]

Oh, man! That looks SWEET, Spud! Can't wait to see the "after" pics! :

[M29]

I can just feeeelll it

[SuperSwede]

Nice!

I like the necks on the Hagstroms, good find Spud.. its a keeper

[sunvalleylaw]

That looks great Spud!

I'd kill myself or someone else if I had to deal with wiring a semi though. Hell, I managed to break a 3-way switch I was trying to solder in, a couple days ago, and that guitar had an access cavity.

It's going to be a beaut. I am glad the neck feels so good and it is so resonant acoustically. I bet building the thing up is going to be a bit like building a model ship in a bottle. Are there little tools kind of like basin wrenches for that kind of thing? It will be fun to play the Viks together when you are done. :

[Spudman***]

It will be fun to play the Viks together when you are done. :

Argh, Vikings don't play together - they pillage and plunder. Argh.

[sunvalleylaw]

Ok, then we'll do that while wielding our new axes.

[Spudman***]

I finally have my Viking/Swede all together and have been playing it for the last 2 hours. Very nice and worth the plunder.

The fretboard is really a nice change. It's snappy and smooth. There is no wood grain ridges so vibrato and bends are ultra smooth. The neck dimensions are quite comfortable. It's more like the slim 60s type. Overall it's a very fast comfortable neck.

I still don't have a pick guard or Hagstrom crest but I'll try to get some pictures up anyway. Eventually I'll contact Hagstrom to see if I can get them.

Mine came to me in pieces because it was part of the deal to rebuild it, but I would venture that if anyone got one of the B Stocks they would be pretty satisfied. Not to mention you'd have a return guarantee which I don't get because of how I purchased mine.

[Spudman***]

I think I'm going to leave the pick guard off.

[tunghaichuan***]

Wow, that's increadible

Awesome job. :

I'm usually not a fan of gold hardware, but it looks right at home on that guitar.

tung

[sunvalleylaw]

Wow, that's increadible

Awesome job. :

I'm usually not a fan of gold hardware, but it looks right at home on that guitar.

tung

Ditto! Schhaaawiiiinnnggg!!! :